Okay, so it wasn’t exactly “perfect”…we did get a little lost in the middle…but it was darned close!

I wasn’t planning on riding today, I’ve got a new thumb-splint to go along with a second-degree UCL tear, but then I also wasn’t planning on bringing a work truck home for the evening. Hmmmm…have truck, will travel? A quick text message was put out to see who might be interested in riding. Connor was in for a ride, which pretty much shouldn’t be at all surprising at this point. If it involves his bike, he’s interested. I swear he thinks cleaning his bike is exciting!

Dinner was in the oven, ready in 1hr and 10min. Warwick offered to drive up the mountain (okay he didn’t really offer, I kinda told him that he was driving up the mountain) and so it was off to Connor’s to pick him up. I expected he’d be on the driveway, geared up and bike in hand…but instead found him in street clothes chilling in his room. DUDE!?! RIDE?! The rush was on, roast chicken was going to be ready in an hour!

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I skipped riding today, still haven’t had the thumb checked out. Instead, I checked out Connor’s progress on the local jump set. The tricks are starting to get dialed for the season, and I was there for the first slow-rotation backflip. It wasn’t quite successful…but it will be soon.

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Warwick, Scott and I went out this eve to take some shots of the bug for Thule and the RackStop…

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I can’t believe it’s Saturday. It honestly feels like yesterday or the day before that Connor and I were helping out Shaums at the Garage Sale. Our ride down Powersmart? That could have been yesterday too. This seriously feels like I’ve already had a three day weekend…and it’s only saturday night!

When our road-trip plans fell through, Connor and I agreed that we’d have to throw an airdome session into the weekend. Friday night didn’t work out, so tonight seemed like a good idea. I really wanted to know if my backflips the last time were a fluke, or if I’d remember what I was doing. Connor needs to dial in his tricks for the upcoming competition season and Trevor decided to join us since the airdome is such a good time.

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While I find myself quite sore this afternoon, I’m happy to report that our riding choices are opening up, and we’re no longer stuck in the 19th hole rut. Craig, Miranda, Connor, Scott, Trevor and I decided another shuttle run down diamond head was in order this afternoon. Truthfully, I shouldn’t be out on a bike right now…but it’s quite hard to pass up on the opportunity and/or let the riding friends down. If I can make it to the bottom, I’m in!

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So I’ve been a horrible friend lately. Clinton is out on the Disabled List due to a torn liagament in his thumb. His brother Harrison is out with a concussion, and Craig is out because…Wait, Craig isn’t out. See, this is the problem. Craig is perfectly healthy and dying to ride…but I keep forgetting to call him because he’s totally in my “Compt, Harry, Mir, Craig” riding group. We practically rode the five of us together for the past three years…so with half of the crew on the DL list, I’m forgetting the rest.

Having cleared up the above on the phone last night, Craig made certain I remembered my promise to go riding with him today. He called, he text’d. He was not going to be forgotten! Funny part is, as we were going up the hill in the truck I remebered why I love riding with the guy. He’s so funny to hang out with, you can’t help but have a blast!

Upon arriving to the top, though, we had a new problem. I wanted to go and ride Grin and Holler, Craig wanted to ride 19th. Hmmm…what do we do? We went and rode different trails! So much for ‘riding’ together! Craig, Mir and Scott hit up 19th (mostly because it didn’t require a hike uphill), while Connor, Trevor and I hiked to Grin and Holler.

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I ran out of time to get the bike ready, but found some time to pull the camera out.

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I’m getting tired of this, I’m getting tired of not hitting it. I don’t even think I spoke to the guys at the bottom, I just turned around and started the long hike up.

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Occasionally a ride hits you with such a complete range of emotions, it’s difficult to figure out where to start the story. Considering I spend most of the time writing these half asleep with my eyes closed and the lights off, it’s even harder!

Today’s ride certainly began with anticipation. Anticipation throughout the workday of the ride I knew was coming. The plan was to meet Connor and Kyle after work/school and clean out the Yukon from this weekends Race trip. From there we figured we’d squeeze a ride in, and follow that up with a “classic” movie. (Apparently, if you’re 17, Beerfest is a classic.) Anyways, while I was stuck in the Cougar Attic at work sorting out a spaghetti mound of networking wires…I was thinking to myself about how much fun it was going to be to get out on the Proto again, anticipating the way it just snaps around corners now.

Later on in the day I was feeling the stress of ride time coming, but errands and work not finished. I needed to call a client and correct their website, Trevor needed cranks, Connor was needing my hacksaw to cut down his steer tube…my car is a mess, why does it feel like I am I living out of my car?? Passing Kyle as he made his way to Connors house and the Yukon, I stressing out about not being able to get enough of it done in time and still help clean the SUV. Stress turned to relief as I arrived to find that neither of them seemed to care I didn’t make it in time. The Yukon was clean, and we moved on to cutting down Connor’s steertube and mounting his new direct-mount stem. Now, why is it that when I cut everyone else’s steertubes, the cut is straight and awesome…but when I cut my own, it’s like a lightening-bolt of crookedness!?! Sigh.

Anyways, we’ll skip the part about waiting around for Scott and Trevor and simply move onto the riding. That’s probably why you’re actually reading this anyways, right?

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Might get around to writing this one.

Scott, Ryan, Kyle and I hit 19th after work.

I.
Love.
This.
Bike!